Anticlimax

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Ég reyndi að að kaupa nokkrar Isabel Marant pour H&M flíkur á netinu... á meðan ég var að fylla út alls kyns upplýsingar, seldust flíkurnar upp ein af annarri... nema hvað það voru tvær vörur eftir í körfunni þegar loksins kom að því að borga og þetta leit allt út fyrir að vera of gott til að vera satt... þá var kortinu mínu hafnað.. Ég er bara að hugsa jákvæðar hugasanir núna ;) og segi sjálfri mér að ég verði búin að gleyma þessum fötum eftir viku. Góða helgi :)

I tried to get my hands on some of the Isabel Marant pour H&M items online.. they sold out one by one while I was busy feeding information to the shopping site but I managed to hold on to a couple of things all the way to check-out... but... as this was turning out too good to be true... my credit card was declined. I'm thinking happy thoughts now...and pretending that Isabel Marant for H&M never excisted. Have a great weekend :)

Very bright yet practical  Parka (yes it's ORANGE)

Beautiful Images

Add some Color to your hair.

I would like to make these Chocolate truffles but as my impatience got in the way of just watching the video, I don't think that it will actually happen.

Xx Eva

Images: buro247.ru, fashionreveller.com

Have a good one

Helgi! LOKSINS... segi ég þó að heilt tonn af þvotti bíði mín. Ég býst við að finna margar góðar afsakanir (pinterest) og láti hann eiga sig ;) 

Ég myndi ná mér í eintak af Hús Og Híbýli sem er nýkomið út. Þar getið þið nefnilega séð gullfallega heimilið hennar Áróru. ❤ Góða helgi!

Weekend! I say FINALLY even though there is ton of laundry waiting for me. I'm sure I will find plenty of good excuses (pinterest) to avoid it ;) 

I am proud to tell you that Áróra's beautiful home is featured in this months issue of "Hús Og Híbýli" an Icelandic interior magazine.❤ Have a great one!

If I would be having friends over for brunch I'd want to try a couple of these Mimosa recipes

Heartbreaking

My daughter and I have this Song on repeat while we are getting ready in the morning

Two stylish Danish mother Bloggers

Xx Eva

Image: www.lily.fi

Weekend rambles

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Það er svo gaman í Reykjavík þegar Airwaves aðdáendur flykkjast til borgarinnar. Mun skemmtilegra að vera í bænum þessa dagana og horfa á ný partý andlit.  Á mánudaginn byrja ég í nýju starfi sem er mjög spennandi svo það er um að gera að vera nokkuð fersk og úthvíld (það er gott að hafa markmið ;)) Ég var erlendis alla síðustu viku vegna vinnu og "missti því af" síðustu helgi. Hlakka til að borða hollan og góðan morgunmat með dóttur minni (þegar hún vaknar) á þessum fallega laugardegi og njóta helgarinnar. Vona að þið gerið slíkt hið sama!

Reykjavik has come alive with the Airwaves music festival goers flocking to the city. It's always nice this time of year to have some new party faces to look at. Monday I'm starting a new job which is exciting and I want to be well rested and refreshed (it's good to have goals ;)). I was travelling last week because of work so I lost a weekend. I'm looking forward to have a good and healthy  breakfast with my daughter (when she wakes up) on this beautiful Saturday and to just enjoy the weekend. Have a great one!

I've been making these pancakes almost EVERY DAY and I wanted to amp them up a little  and came across this Recipe

A good way to pick up some manners Learn

I'm always struggling to drink enough water and I bought this 1 liter (almost) water bottle to help me (it's not helping...)

I like her Style

Xx Eva

Image: mimiscircus.tumblr.com

Recharging batteries

Cool and simple fall look

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Ég ætla mér að sofa vel og mikið um helgina. Ég er mjög þreytt eftir vikuna. Góð tilfinning að vita að maður hefur loksins tíma til að hvíla sig. Þetta er búin að vera svona vika þar sem morgnarnir hafa verið kaos (ég þvæ mér óvart um hárið með flösusjampói og enda með hey á höfðinu, mæti í vinnu í sitt hvorum sokknum etc..) Fyrir utan svefn þá þarf aðeins að huga að heimilinu. Dóttir mín og ég skiptum um herbergi fyrir nokkru síðan en við höfum ekki klárað að koma okkur almennilega fyrir, þar sem búið er að vera brjálað að gera hjá okkur báðum. Það eru ennþá kassar um alla íbúð sem þarf að setja í geymslu og ýmislegt sem þarf að henda. Íbúðin er pínulítil og við komumst varla fyrir eins og staðan er núna. Þetta er nú meira eilífðarverkefnið! Ég held ég setji mér raunhæft markmið og klári þetta fyrir jól svo það verði nú svolítið heimilislegt hjá okkur mæðgunum. Ég er búin að skoða meira en vanalega af innanhússhönnunarbloggum þessa vikuna í leit að innblæstri...já og ýmislegt annað skemmtilegt. Góða helgi!

This weekend will be dedicated to sleep. I am so, SO tired. My mornings have been total chaos (I accidentally washed my hair with dandruff shampoo and ended up with a birds nest on my head... two different colored socks on my feet etc...) Asides from sleeping I want to do a little house decorating. I switched bed rooms with my daughter some time ago and we have both been so busy lately that we haven't gotten around to finish things. Let's see how far we will get... This seems to be an eternity project, but I really want our house to feel like home again...at least before Christmas. There are boxes everywhere and we can't seem to figure out what to keep and what to throw out. Our apartment is tiny so even with just a few boxes around the place is a mess. I've been reading more interior design blogs than usual this week for inspiration...that and loads of other different things. Have a great weekend!

This blog has given  me inspiration for my tiny home. Check it out

This brave woman kept me awake on Tuesday night. Watch

Are you right- or left brained? Take the test Apparently I'm left brained...! (Not convinced ;))

I'm obsessed with this hair cut! Look

Xx Eva

Image: elin-kling.com

Days go by

Það er búið að vera brjálað að gera í vikunni og ég hef komið seint heim öll kvöld. Það sem ég hef verið vön að gera á síðkvöldum er að slökkva á heilanum og kveikja á sjónvarpinu (já maður er ófullkominn) en ég geri það æ sjaldnar og ég bara man ekki hvenær ég horfði síðast á sjónvarp. Tölvan er hinsvegar algjörlega búin að gleypa mig og ég held að ástæðan sé sú að á netinu vel ég nákvæmlega hvað mig langar að skoða og horfa á en sjónvarpið (þessi eina blessaða ríkisstöð) býður of sjaldan upp á það sem mér finnst áhugavert eða skemmtilegt. Hér að neðan má finna brot af því sem ég hef verið að skoða á netinu. En að öðru... Fyrsti snjórinn kom í vikunni og ég fattaði að mig vantar almennilega skó, sem þola íslenskt veður, og langar svakalega í þessa á myndinni :) Góða helgi!

This week has been a hectic one and I've been coming home very late at night! I have always used the tv to help me unwind and turn my brain of (simple pleasures) but I notice that I watch it less and less. (I haven't turned it on once this week) but instead I am totally consumed by the computer. I think the reason is that while the tv just feeds me something I don't necessarily want to watch (and I only have the one state channel) - the internet shows me what I'm interested in. Below are some of the things I was inspired by. Oh and one more thing.... Snow arrived already this week! I discovered that I need shoes that can carry me through the Icelandic winter and I really like the Chelsea boots in the photo above :)  Have a great weekend!

This girl... Thank you! Watch

Soups seem to be appropriate in this weather... this recipe had me at "truffles" Recipe

This song... a Pixies cover (a bold move but I like it) Listen

Pinterest...this thing is addictive! Go ahead and pin

Xx Eva

image: www.cover.dk

Adam's Devil's cake

Devil's cake with frosting was my favorite cake when I was a kid - It was THE cake at every birthday party- I haven't had it for years - Adam and I made it this weekend and wow, it was wonderful, just as good as I remembered - And now it is Adam's favorite cake :-)

Devil's cake with frosting

80 g chocolate
130g soft butter
280 g brown sugar
3 eggs
280 g flour
2 tsp. baking soda 
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 dl yogurt
2-3 tsp vanilla extract
2 dl boiling water

Preheat oven to 180 °
Melt the chocolate over a water bath
Stir butter and sugar very well (5-6 minutes).
Now add the eggs one by one 

Then put the chocolate into the mixture.

Sift the flour, cocoa and baking soda together and the yogurt and then the vanilla extract, mix everything well together. Pour the boiling water into the mixture while the electric mixer is on the the lowest setting:) Divide batter evenly among 2 prepared pans. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes. 

Frosting

200 g sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 egg white 
1 dl boiling water 

Put everything in a electric - mixer an mix well together. About 5 - 8 minutes

Place one cake layer on a serving platter; spread some of the frosting over the top. Add the second cake layer, and spread the rest of the frosting over the cake:)

Xx Áróra

Dijon Chicken Linguine with Chanterelle Mushrooms and Toasted Almonds

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I made this last weekend and it was so good. I can highly recommend this recipe. I forgot to take a picture but I got this one from nicrockrecipes.com where I found this recipe:) I served it with baguette and a glass of red vine. 


Serves 4

350 gram package fresh linguine, cooked
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup chanterelle mushrooms ( I used ordinary button mushrooms)
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves minced garlic
Salt and pepper to season
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds

Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottomed frying pan over medium low heat. Add chicken breasts, garlic, season with salt and pepper and continue to fry the chicken until completely cooked.
Remove chicken from pan and hold in a warm oven.

Add to the pan:

4 oz white wine

Simmer until volume is reduced by half. Then add:

2 cups whipping cream
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to season.

Simmer until sauce thickens enough to coat a metal spoon. Return Chicken to the sauce, add the chanterelle mushrooms and simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Serve over cooked linguine. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds.

Xx Áróra

images and recipe form nirockrecipes.com

September morning

My bedroom window this morning

Monday is here again !  I had a great weekend. We celebrated my husband's birthday yesterday and we got a see a new family member (a brand new baby girl) she was so adorable :-)  Have a wonderful week.

XX Áróra

                                                                            

Knitted house

© Dusty

Culture night is always fun and inspiring. This time we went to Reykjavik Art Museum where a knitted house was exhibited. The museum guests were  invited to knit and the pieces that were knitted became a part of the house. You could also make a drawing of  your own house and put it up right there on the museum wall. Adam really enjoyed this and put a lot of work into his drawing. Really a nice exhibition for the whole family.

Xx Áróra.

OF MONSTERS AND MEN

 © Dusty 

Yesterday , we spend the day down town - In the end of the day we went to a concert with Of monsters and men ( they are so good:-)

                     Xx Áróra

Perfect outfit

Leather mini-The Row//Weadges-Isabel Marant//Tank-Rick Owens// Earrings-Aurelie Biderman
Bag-Kenzo//Shades-Alexander Wang

I'm going to a 40th birthday party at a friends house tonight. There will be a live band playing and food & drinks served. Wondering what to wear and day-dreaming about the perfect summer-party outfit:)

Knit-Gudrun&Gudrun

Have a great weekend!
Xx Eva